Marcassin Marcassin Vyd Chardonnay 2001 (Sonoma Coast)

Straw/yellow, slight haze.

More pronounced sulfide/truffle, deeper, with caramel in background. Vibrant and earth-toned - how?

Great textural sweetness in the mouth as well as density of flavor. Absolutely packed and chewy, but you have a hard time seeing the mineral/tannic chew through the ripe pear and lemon flavors. Wow. Fresh mint kicks in on the absurdly long, caramel finish.

So much for my generalizations about the 3 Sisters vs. Marcassin Vyd bottlings.


Day 3 - Killer, end of the bottle. Sweetness of fruit and caramel battling mineral/phenolic chew to a wonderful standoff.


$100